The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-07-25
MYSTERIOUS DEATH.
A SHOCKING STORY FROM
FLORIDA
Affecting Mr.. Lewis the Shoe
Man.

! The Fort Worth Gazette this morn
ing prints long article from the
Jacksonville. Florida, News-lIerald
rejecting very seriously on
Mr.. T.. III. Lewis, of this city, the re-
tail shoe mer reliant. II seems that last
May Mr.. Lewis, with his beautiful
I young daughter Hattie, II years of
age, and woman named Mary CAL
vano, who passed as tho travelling
companion of the daughter, but who
the Herald-News says bore other re-
lations to Lewis went on trip to
Florida. The daughter sickened and
died. Her mother, who lives
in Maiden, Massachusetts, had a
letter written to authorities at Jack
sonvillc asking information-that she
feared something wrong.
The Heraid-News published four
columns Uf particulars which
would seem to show the wo-
man up in very bad light and much
responsible ter the death of the love-
ly and innocent young girl. Mr.. Lewis
has always heretofore borne an excel
lent reputation here.
Here is an extract from the Herald-News
int ,rview with Mrs. Murry, house-keeper
where Miss Lewis died:
"What was the girls condition when you
first saw heres'
"Mollie Calvanno gave me notice that
the young lady would talk and act IRA
tionally, but that she was delirious and
was not to mind her. AS soon as | was
alone with the patient she called me TO her
bedside, drew my head down close TO her
OWE and w,hispercd:' "Who are you. Are
you friend of her'ss' II began to define
my relations to Mrs, CCplvanno, but she IN,
| terrupted with" 'IfSon are a friend of
hers % away from nis. Don't Touch ana
or come near me. / dtead her soy This
cry reached Mrs. Calyaspo's ears and she
quickly came into the room and, motioning
me to leave 1t, remained with the girl for u
while. When returned the patient was
completely PROSTATE and unconscious. We
were obliged TO give her mustard bath to
revive her."
- w nut Vi ilc lututTf MI. l.tWb
/" He was a fine looking man of about for
ty, smartly dressed and had lots OF money !;
but he was completely under the influence
of his mistress-for the relations of the pair
were not concealed In the slightest degree.
They beth drank frequently and freely of
champagne, and the man, during the two
days that his daughter lived after my arri-
val, was stupidly drunk continually If
ever he began to show signs Of grief on ac-
count of his daughter, Mrs. Calvanno would
give him more wine, end Instructed me 10
do SO in her absence. l remained in the
house from Tuesday afternoon till Sunday
noon. Miss Lewis died Sunday at 0 o'clock"
In the course of the interview it was also
learned that Mrs. Calyanno always admins
tered the medicines and invariably rought
them from her own room. Mrs. Murray
gave thl patient brandy and water only.
These spells of utter prostratlon, after be-
ing alone with the elder women, were fre-
quent. DR.. Stollcnwerck pronounced the
case congestive fever. The patient gradn-
ally sank. Mrs. Calyanno told Mrs. Murray
"not to know anything' If ever questioned
about this affair. On Sunday, when II was
apparent that death was near, the young
girl was told that she must die, and accord
ing to Mrs. Calvanno's report to the others
who had left the room, she expressed n
wish TO be buried. not at Maiden. but at the
latter should have all her jewelry Only an
hour or two before the death, Lewis and
his paramour were walking the streets of
Jacksonville, while the beautiful young
girls life was ebbing away rapidly.
After the death on Saturday night Mr..
Calvann0 requested Mrs. Murray to destroy
all the bottles and medicine, but while
trunk packing was going forward this
woman concealed few vials In among her
clothing. She then asked what would be
done II an investigation should be de-
mandcd. and expressed it as her opinion
that the authorities could come back on
the undertaken.
"What were your impressions at the
time. Mrs. Murray"
al was convinced that there was deep
mystery about the whole afiair-this was
also the opinion Of DIR. Stollenwerck-bu
there seemed 10 be nothing TO get hold Of.
SO sly and mysterious was everything.
q
Miss Lewis was about II years old, very
fair skinned, pretty featured and with short
reddish hair. She was so sick and so
stupefied most of the time that nothing of
interest was learned from her. But she |
would tremble like leaf at the approrch of
the Calvanno woman, and the latter gave |
her no opportunity TO talk with any one.
Mr.. =, Il. Suibling Of the firm OF Stockton |
& Stribhng, A. West Bay street, said at
once that he knew y. II. Lewis very well. |
While IN Massachusetts making purchas-
es Mr.. Stribling had rider rough Mald-
en- in the cars with Lewis, and the latter
had pointed out his house to him--a very
been partner in two shoe houses in Tex
as-ouo af Fort Worfh aud fl,o otl,or ono